Incendiary bomb snuffer and carrier



1944- wv DUNBAR ET AL 2,355,428

INCENDIARY BOMB SNUFFER AND CARRIER Filed Feb. 24. 1942 Patented Aug. 8, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE INCENDIARY BOMB SNUFFER AND CARRIER Eva W. Dunbar and Daniel E. Dunbar, Jr.,

Atlanta, Ga.

Application February 24, 1942, Serial No. 432,162

8 Claims.

Generically this invention relates to snuilers, but it more particularly is directed to what may be termed incendiary bomb snuifer and carrier.

The most well known type of incendiary bomb is the magnesium bomb, and when it strikes it ignites with a sputtering action and unless quick- 1y quenched or removed develops intense heat and sets fire at once to its supporting and immediate area. The most prevalent method of handling this type of bomb, if possible by the use of a long handled shovel or rake, is to place it upon a bed of sand and cover it with sand to smother the flame, or remove it on the shovel. This not only is attended with difficulty but by being exposed to the air the bomb continues to burn with increased intensity, and, therefore, the principal object'of this'invention is the provision of a device adapted to enclose the bomb and snuff out the flame by substantially excluding the air, and at the same time constituting a carrier for expeditiously removing the bomb An important object of this invention i the provision of a bomb snuffer and carrier comprising a pair of scissors-like actuated semicylindrical members of or lined with fire resistant material, and formed with long handles by means of which the cylindrical members are manipulated to enclose the bomb and effect snufling out of the flame and at the same time constituting a carrier to effect its removal.

With these and other objects in View, which will become apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which like characters of reference indicate like parts through out the figures, of which:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the device in open bomb receiving position. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 in closed and bomb containing position.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary horizontal section through the device in closed position.

Fig. 4 is an end view of the device in closed position.

Fig. 5 is a section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

In the illustrated embodiment characterizing this invention there is shown an incendiary bomb snuffer and carrier device A, a rake B, and incendiary bomb C.

The device A comprises a pair of semicylindrical hollow bomb enclosing members I and 2. Each of said members, in the present instance, is formed from a piece of sheet metal cut or stamped out to form a strip projecting centrally from one end and T-shaped at its free extremity.

The strips 3 and 4 of members I and 2, respectively, are bent upon themselves, as shown in Fig. 6, to effect reinforced and strengthened structures and across each other in diagonal opposite directions scissors-like at points substantially central of their length and pivotally connected by a pin 5. Said strips at their T-shaped extremities are bent to form the parallel sockets 6 adapted to receive the ends of the long Wooden or other handles I suitably secured therein.

Member I is slightly longer and of greater diameter than member 2, its interior diameter being slightly greater than the exterior diameter of member 2 as clearly shown in Fig. 5. The rear ends of said members I and 2 are closed by the semicircular end plate 8 and 9 formed with arcuate flanges III and II secured to the under surface of members I and 2 by rivets or bolts- I2, or in any suitable manner. The opposite or free end of member 2 is formed withan end plate I3 secured by rivets or bolts I2 to flang I4 extending at right angles from member 2. The circular end plate I3 carried by member 2 is of a, size sub-' stantially corresponding to the interior dimension of the device when the members I and 2 are in closed position so that the edge of said plate will seat against member I and form an end closure therefor.

In order to protect the device from the intense heat of the bomb 0 when enclosed or being carried therein, section I is provided with an asbestos or other suitable heat resistant lining I5 which is secured therein by the crimped end I6 and longitudinal edges I6 of member I, and similar edge I! of end plate 8, and similarly, lining I5 of member 2 is secured to the crimped edges I8 and I9 of the front and rear ends I3 and 9, respectively, and the longitudinal edges 20. Thus there are no interiorly exposed metal surfaces since the crimped attaching edges are covered by the asbestos material.

An eyelet 2| is suitably secured to the end of section I as at 22, and a similar eyelet 2| is suitably secured to handle I as at 23, it being understood that as many eyelets as necessary are to be attached throughout the length of said handle I. The rake B is mounted in said eyelets for reciprocal movement and comprises, in the present instance, a ring 24 or other means at one end to prevent its disengagement from said eyelets, and a pair of rake teeth 25 at its oppoiste end adapted to normally project across the end of the device so as to engage the end of the bomb to effect its loading in the device as will hereinafter more fully appear.

The operation of the device would seem to be clear from the above description, but it might be well to further state that when the device is in open and receiving position with respect to the bomb, as clearly shown in Fig. 1, movement of the rake towards the device will'eifect loading of the bomb therein. It will be apparent that the open end of the larger member I facilitates loading of the bomb and under certain conditions the rake may be employed to hold the bomb as the device is moved toward it to direct said bomb therein, then movement or actuation of the handles in meeting direction efi'ects closing of the members I and 2 about the bomb bringingthe longitudinal edges of the smaller member 2 into binding engagement with the inner surface of member I and end plate I3 into engagement with said inner surface, thereby substantially excluding the air from the enclosure and snufiing out the flame of said bomb, whereupon the device becomes a carrier for effecting removal of the bomb, and movement of the handles 1 in opening or spreading direction through the instrumentality of the scissors-like connection actuates members I and 2 to open or bomb releasing position.

From the above it will be apparent that we have designed a device for quickly effecting the quenching or snuffing out and carrying an incendiary bomb, comprising few parts, simple in construction and operation, manufacturable at a 1.:

reasonable cost, and efficient for the purposes intended.

Although in practice we have found that the form of our invention illustrated in the accompanying drawing and referred to in the above description as the preferred embodiment is the most efficient and practical, yet realizing that conditions concurrent with the adoption of my invention will necessarily vary, we desire .to emphasize that various changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts, may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from or sacrificing any of the principles of this invention.

Having thus described our invention, what we desire protected by Letters Patent is as set forth in the fOHOWiIlg claims:

1. A bomb snuffer and carriercomprising a pair of segmental members arranged and constructed to form an enclosure, control means for actuating said members to bomb enclosing and discharging positions, and means for loading the members with said bomb said means including guide means on one of said members, and a rake means having a handle slidably movable in said guide means to direct the bomb within said mem- 'WlthOIlG of said members and a rake means having a handle slidably movable in said guide means for forcing a bomb intermediate said members.

3. A bomb snuffer and carrier comprising a pair of members interiorly lined with heat resisting material and arranged and constructed to bindingly fit one within the other at their meeting edges to form an air excluding enclosure, manually controlled means for actuating said members to bomb enclosing and discharging positions, and means in connection with said members for loading a bomb therein said means including retaining guide means in connection with one of said members and a rake-like means having a handle slidably movable in said guide means for forcing a bomb into said carrier. 

